The Hoops Inn Restaurant in East Hertfordshire

Awesome pub. So awesome, I hired Franco to cook for my wedding over the road. Hope you open again soon.

Found this pub by accident as didn't wish to drive along the narrow single country lanes to pubs I had put in the sat nav. Glad we did as the service was friendly and the food was lovely. We had the mussels, paella and a veggie cheese tart. My paella had big prawns, octopus, clams, mussles and cockles in. Couldn't fault the meals, they were so tasty and refreshing. It was a dog friendly pub and staff gave our dog a carrot when we asked if they had any which was a bonus. Would visit here again if passing and I would recommend it. Thanks for a nice evening meal.

Top drawer hospitality and food at a lovely country pub. We went on a friend’s recommendation and were not disappointed. Every aspect of the Sunday Lunch service was impressive: the knowledgable staff and welcoming Landlord; food was ten-out-of-ten. We booked for 2pm and our Beef Roasts arrived piping hot within 10 minutes. We were impressed. Puddings were a terrific end: homemade Sticky Toffee pudding and Belgian Waffle. Highly recommend a visit, and if you’re a cyclist it was an easy 8k pretty flat ride from Bishop’s Stortford.

Always thought I could cook a roast dinner better than eating out. How wrong was I. A very generous portion, beautifully cooked and presented. Loved it that the owner asked everyone as they left how the meal was. Really shows they care. Couldn’t recommend highly enough

Pints were nice and but still Sophie smells

Amazing food, beautiful attentive staff who are very friendly. HIGHLY recommend this place (although now thinking may not be able to get a seat in the future as everyone will be going there). Pics are only of dessert as too busy eating starter and main forgot to take snaps, VERY good portions. UPDATE Sept '22 still love this place food still amazing, yesterday went for a roast dinner (delish).

Friendly pub, next door to The Henry Moore Foundation. Staff friendly, but were struggling to cope with the amount of customers. Food average - not too happy at having to wait for 65 mins for a sandwich. Requested brown bread, served white, could not wait another 65 mins so I ate it!

What a great little recommendation from our host. We decided to visit The Hoop Inn and we could not be more impressed. The landlord Kevin and the girls behind the bar is very welcoming and accommodating, service with a smile! The food is superb, proper homemade food grub and would highly recommend this lovely pub to anyone visiting the area! Thank you for the yummy free cheesecake! Maria and Elana xx

Outstanding, fantastic value and the Friday curry is superb. A lovely pub with a wonderful atmosphere and amazing staff.

Amazing food great experience and environment!

We had a great experience at this family friendly pub. Food was delicious, pub garden was lovely and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. Thoroughly recommend!

Had a great family lunch , food was excellent 👍👍

Went here for lunch prior to visiting Henry Moore studios. Food and service absolutely fine without being anything special. No complaints. Would have given 4 stars but the prices were above the norm for pub food.

Thank you Kevin and team for a great lunch on Sunday 10th July to celebrate my husband’s birthday. Considering we were a large group at lunchtime on a blazing hot day, we had fantastic and friendly, speedy service without a hiccup. Lovely staff, nice food, gorgeous setting. See you again in a couple of weeks. Highly recommended. Lovely places to sit and eat outside on a sunny day. Thank you

Visited on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Fantastic service and food. Highly recommend the lamb shank roast. A lovely pub in a beautiful village, we’ll be back!

Quality food and a sexy landlord & cracking staff. Food was fantastic I really recommend the amazing

Visited this pub on 6/11/22 what a great find. The service was fantastic and food was very good. Had the Sausage and mash with some great beverages. We will be back for sure. Owner even gave us a mug and visited with us. Kelly N. USA

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Beautiful pub located right next to the Henry Moore Estate. Enjoy a delicious Sunday roast and a pint of beer in the quiet garden, a perfect plan for a Sunday or after a visit to the estate. Very friendly and attentive staff together with the owner make it even better!

Lovely pub, lovely food, great staff.

Nice place to spend the afternoon. Good food and drink options.

Great quirky little pub with tapas.

Lovely staff. Never seen a Jacket Potato the size we got- it was huge ! Love it.Beef burger over salted.Great Experience

Went with a regular walking group for Sunday lunch. Often we have to pre-book our food, not a problem, but here we could choose on the day, preferable. The food was still delivered promptly and was delicious. The staff were also very efficient and attentive. We'll be back for sure.

Warm welcome and lovely food. Dog friendly too. A great little place to escape.

Pleasant enough but when you end up with tap water because they have none of the things you wanted to drink it does drop a couple of stars...

Lovely country pub, Meantime IPA on tap is 👌 It's a shame they didn't have any ciders or Diet Coke left though

Reception was very welcoming. Service was superb 👌

Great pub - very tasty food, a good selection of beers and the staff were incredibly helpful and friendly.

Friendly staff, good pub food and excellent service.

Friendly staff, amber ale good, long wait for main course, free parking very close to Henry Moore museum.

Beautiful location, staff & owner very welcoming & friendly .Food was delicious .we will definitely be returning on a regular basis 😊

The food is great, the place itself well presented, warm and friendly as is the landlord. A lovely place to spent time. Reasonably priced and nicely located. It's worth going out of your way for this place. We've enjoyed every time we've spent here

Too many tables in the dining area, especially given we are still in a Pandemic. Overall a very nice Sunday lunch. Very good table service. House bitter was dissapointing.

Great food. Warm personable attentive staff and owner. I left feeling like family and stuffed to the gills. Generous portions. Excellent menu This is yet another must try experience.

Loved it!! Good food! Good beer!

Had a family lunch today and had the most amazing Sunday dinner . Food could not of been better . With fantastic service 😀

Made to feel very welcome. Very friendly staff and great Sunday roast. Busy so need to be booked. Highly recommended. We will return.

Sunday lunch with family and dogs, made to feel very welcome. Good pub food and excellent service as always. Looking forward to returning soon.

Was recommended to eat here and I wasn’t disappointed. I hadn’t been here before but would definitely come again. Traditional pub grub and roast dinners but the quality was exceptional. We settled for roast dinners and I can honestly say that I have never had such good roast lamb. My husband had beef and the quality of the beef and the cooking was also as good. Strawberry and apple crumble and sticky toffee pudding both with custard finished it off and were equally as good. The young girls serving were polite, bright, cheerful and happy to help. The restaurant was full with people finishing and more people coming in constantly. The atmosphere was cosy but buzzy and the place was traditional but clean and well decorated. They are happy to accommodate allergies and also allow dogs. Would highly recommend and will be returning

Best Sunday roast I have had in a pub in a long time.

Very good 👍 Staff were welcoming and helpful food good and local beer

A friend recommended this country pub as we were visiting Henry Moore foundation. I ordered hoop hamburger.. fish pie finished and fish ‘n chips off menu. My daughter ordered chicken & leek pie. Waited 40 mins. Pie was quite good but only warm, veg were quite raw. My hamburger with bacon and fries were all over cooked and only warm! I couldn’t eat much of it all. So very disappointing.. having waited so long! Had better hamburger at McDonald’s! I’m getting so tired of eating out, paying over the odds for mediocre food! I should gave debt it back it was that bad.. how can you get hamburger & fries so badly cooked??? I should have refused to pay… can’t speak for other things on the menu I admit… but can’t recommend this pub based on our experience. Will eat in the Henry Moore cafe next time! 😠

Lovely meal of chicken pie with mash and vegetables. Nice in and outside eating areas. Friendly staff. Dogs leave you alone unless you show an interest in them.

Great food, good prices, friendly staff and good company(we brought our own)!.

Really good food. Entertaining staff! Very dog friendly.

A warm, friendly welcome, excellent service by attentive staff and superb food. Highly recommended, we’ll definitely return!

Place was a bit dirty... But loved the pizza!

Great pub, lovely food and super customer care!

Lovely place, good food, friendly staff.

Great food and service. Will return soon.

Came here for lunch and had the most wonderful Rump Steak. Staff very attentive and food was lovely...definitely recommend 👌

A great country pub find! Lovely outdoors and indoors seating with a classic pub menu and HUGE portions! Friendly staff and a very special pug dog. Will definitely be visiting again.

Returned to this restuarant after some years. A new owner who was welcoming and staff were pleasant and professional. Food was very good and the ambience was lovely. A return visit is on order if only to see poppy the lovely watchdog (For those who know.)

Had a nice lunch at this pub last week the first time we have been here despite living less than 10 miles away. Nice garden with a large outdoor covered area. Friendly staff and a menu with a good choice but not extensive. Food was served up fairly quickly and was of a good quality. A nice relaxed atmosphere. Would have given 5/5 but reduced to 4 as the pudding was served with no cutlery and ended up having to chase after some and we were given another tables bill. All corrected quickly but unnecessary. Despite these minor problems would come again and would recommend it.

Sunday lunch yesterday was a great traditional experience. A warm welcome from staff and servers who took the order accurately and delivered the mixed coursesas requested by friends in my party. Doing what pubs do well is becoming morerare but this pub does it. Especially noted that sparking water was made and put in a jug thus avoiding the plastic bottles damaging the environment. Well done the Hoops. My host also noticed that the servers did not push for pressing the tip button on the payment machine - a nice touch - although we left a cash tip as the service and food deserved a token of appreciation. Thank you.

Have been a few times now and the customer service is fantastic. Great wee pub. Well worth a visit. VERY dog friendly ☺️

We were a group of 25 visiting the HMF. The Hoops Inn provided us with a buffet lunch. The food was excellent and plentiful. The staff were very friendly and most efficient. I would highly recommend this Inn.

We have just returned from visiting The Henry Moore Foundation and lunch at The Hoops Inn.We had a large group and we’re served a fantastic buffet lunch by unflappable friendly staff.The Hoops is in a lovely village settling.Well worth visiting even if you don’t go the the HMF

Amazing pizza! We only had the pizza here as we had seen the business on Instagram, the girl does pizza every Saturday and some Sunday’s. would recommend the pub too. Lots of nice outdoor seating and dog friendly

Booked Sunday lunch here for a large (Covid safe) family group before visiting the Henry Moore collection. Staff couldn't have been more friendly, from helping us find the right tables for us, through drinks and food orders and a cheerful thank you from the owner on the way out. The Sunday roasts were amazing, amongst the best I've had at a pub. Can also recommend the local beer on tap. They also have an outside pizza oven- we didn't try these but I'm sure they're good.

Review is for drinks only Let’s get the bad news first My drinks glass was filthy Drank from the bottle so no problem Very friendly staff The food looked wonderful Great atmosphere Extensive outside seating Very enjoyable

Had a lovely afternoon meal here today and I honestly cannot recommend it enough. We were made to feel so welcome by the wonderful staff, I wish I had managed to get the name of the waitress who looked after us as she was so wonderful. The food was honestly amazing, fresh and delightfully scrumptious. Peaceful, clean, and just a really pleasant experience. Thank you so much to everyone at The Hoops Inn!

The staff were very friendly and the service was great, Had great home made food will definitely come back

Well most Fridays haven’t gone by without a lovely walk with our dog Bonnie and visit to the Hoops with lovely hosts Kevin and Shaz .Wether you just want a casual drink which I can say the original cider Orchard Pig is rather good or a meal , it’s an satisfying enjoyable visit every time.The Friday curry are restaurant quality , flavour is fresh ,tasty and authentic. Meal deal at £15 is a bargain , portion sizes so substantial that I can never finish .Can’t recommend this lovely friendly pub enough, it’s been a hard year for our dedicated publicans and we should all nationwide and local villagers support our pubs it’s what this great country was is known for . J R Trimms Green

Highly Recommended, quality food and friendly atmosphere

Great Lunch , delicious food, fantastic service ( thanks Julia ) and a really fab way to spend a lovely sunny afternoon

Enjoyable lunch having visited The Henry Moore Foundation. Plenty of outdoor seating including a separate covered section if the weather disappoints. The food was good , outstanding and friendly service. An excellent choice if you're in the area .

Great service and food, trying to get going again and looks like they are being successful. Good luck!

We were visiting the Henry Moore Garden and had a great lunch sat in the covered area of the garden of the Hoops Inn. A nice menu (good value too) we had ham, egg and chips. Proper baked ham and generous portions. Friendly and attentive staff. We'll definitely be back.

Just had a fab lunch at The Hoops Inn after visiting the Henry Moore Garden. Good menu (and good value too) we had ham, egg and chips - proper baked ham too and generous portions. Friendly and attentive staff. We'll be back!

A lovely country pub, well worth a visit when in the area or visiting the Henry Moore foundation. Had an amazing few pizzas from Grace Makes Dough who is there at the weekends, highly recommend these!

A lovely country pub, well worth a visit when in the area or visiting the Henry Moore foundation. Had an amazing few pizzas from Grace Makes Dough who is there at the weekends, highly recommend these!

We popped into this pub for a quick pint and saw lots of other tables having pizza. Apparently it's a pop-up that's there at weekends run by Grace Makes Dough. The sourdough pizzas were delicious and succulent - the best pizzas we've had outside of Italy. Hope to go again when we're in the area.

Nice country pub, next to Henry Moore Foundation. Quite a lot of outdoor seating which is essential in these Covid times. We didn’t have the pub food, which to be fair looked to be good “pub grub”, but took advantage of the Grace Makes Dough pizza pop up which is at the Hoops every Saturday lunchtime and Sunday evening. Their sour dough pizzas are amazing. All vegetarian, and I’m a meat eater, but even so, the best I have ever tasted.

Once again an excellent hand made tasty meal so friendly relaxed and accommodating. Cannot recommend enough. Been a few times now and always the same level of service x

Once lockdown ended The Hoops was our first port of call. We visited early evening and chose the "special" for that evening - a freshly made on the premises fish pasty, which was delicious.Lovely friendly service from both the landlord and the talented chef.We would recommend for good food in a relaxed, pleasant setting.

Great location, great setting, great staff but nothing seemed organised ? no knife and forks... requested but never arrived... ate with spoons... no napkins or serviettes even though again we asked for them, ruined the nice atmosphere of everyone enjoying a sunny Sunday. Food was good I would go back to drink but not to eat... maybe better once we are further out of lockdown... shame.

We arrived to meet friends for a pre-booked meal in the patio area, due to covid. As we sat down we were told that we needed to order immediately as the chef was going home. This is curious given that the booking was made and accepted for a time when the resident chef was leaving for the day. Sadly this information was not shared with our friend who made the booking. Two of our party had the 4 meat roast which sadly only compromised of 2 meats as despite knowing that the pub was going to reopen, it seems that not enough food was ordered in to cover the potential amount of diners. The fact that only 2 meats were offered was not reflected in the price. When the roasts arrived, one of them featured 2 ultra thin slices of very fatty pork and 1 newspaper thin slice of beef, the size of an egg. There was no crackling, the gravy was cold and the vegetables were hard. I ordered scampi which arrived small and tepid. Despite being pressured to place a main course order, it was almost impossible to place a dessert order and I had to actually go into the pub twice to grt any attention in order to be shown dessert options. Upon ordering, 2 of us had apple crumble which was not baked but put in the microwave denoted by the fact that the crumble topping was grey in colour. Another member of our party had bread and butter pudding which arrived cold. The toilets were dark as there were no lights and 1 cubicle door in the ladies didn't have a door lock. Having been in lockdown for so long, surely the lights and door locks should have been repaired during this time ready for reopening. To add insult to injury, we were charged for items that we didn't order and paid a premium for what was quite frankly a disgusting, embarrassing and extremely overpriced set of microwaved meals.

Amazing place with an amazing landlord! We're for sure returning on Friday to try the recommended curry! ❤️ Big parking. Bikers friendly 👍

Stopped during a long country walk for a drink with friends and very much enjoyed sitting in the pleasant garden. Did not eat on this occasion but will return.

Terrific food. Has a large marqee for outside dining. Modern warm interior. Lots of parking available.

Arrived at the beginning of lunch on a rainy day and both beer gardens were full of yesterday's dirty dishes, filled with the morning's rain. The menu is basic...

A warm welcome in this cosy village pub from a friendly and efficient waiting team. Excellent menu with both tasty 'pub grub' on offer as well as fancier dishes. Good portions too with plenty of choice of drink. Nice atmosphere and plenty of tables outside ion the weather was fair!

Planning the trip to the Henry Moore Foundation we realised that their cafe was only doing take-away so we were glad to learn there was a pub adjacent. We had followed the website’s advice to book for Sunday lunch. My vege husband was delighted to get a full roast, with nut loaf and I had a delicious chicken roast with all the trimmings. We couldn’t resist warm upside-down apple cake with icecream, which was scrummy. Excellent Sunday lunch. With two large glasses of wine and coffee it came to £51 for two. Would definitely recommend. The only slight negative was that it was cold because they keep the doors open, presumably for h&s reasons.

Looked promising but my friends and I gave up after I signed-in and then three trips to the bar to enquire about a menu or whether we were going to be served. A single huge scribbled menu was brought to the bar where I was waiting ...by which time my friends had left for a good food pub in Hunsdon....the Hoops menu had no prices and after the 20 minute wait I enquired about the waiting time for the actual food ... but no answer from the obviously overworked waitress working on her own...I had to leave and we all found another place ....disorganized understaffed (?) and a complacent air about the place ...bad news for the Henry Moore Foundation nearby....they are not connected btw despite the signs in the pub garden that may give the impression of a link.....Very disappointed and I hadn’t even got to the bit where I would have tried the food... ! hope they take notice and improve....feel sorry for the staff trying to cope.

Lovely old fashioned pub, great food, fantastic service. And all covid secure.

My husband and I have been here a few times now for Sunday lunch, the garden and inside are lovely, food good and service is fantastic! Well worth a visit

The tastiest home made pies I have had in a long time. Great food and great service. Wonderful log burner fire, cosy and comfortable. Will definitely be back

A very pretty pub with a pretty garden, in a very lovely village. Four of us visited for lunch and to be fair the burgers and chips looked very good. There was however an extra charge of 1.50 each for bacon and 1.50 for cheese adding an unexpected 3 pounds per person on the burgers. To be fair this was probably on the menu but we hadnt noticed. Our bacon and chicken salad was ok but pricey and we had to ask for dressing, it was not offered. It was just ok, the bacon was tasty but the dhicken seemed processed and was a mean amount, for the price expected better.

Nice place. Lovely area. Good place to stop when on a walk. Roast dinner was £15, so make of that what you will. I'd go again.

Excellent food and excellent service. Staff couldn't do enough. 10 stars actually.

Fantastic food and fantastic service. All of the staff had a smile on their face and the table service was brilliant. Highly recommend this beautiful pub!

Very nice pub, super friendly staff and good food.

Simple fare in these challenging times, but tasty reasonably sized portions and lovely helpful staff.

We had lunch here at the weekend. The menu is pretty uninspiring - but even so, promised more than what turned up on our plates. The (£7)bruschetta was toasted stale baguette with half a tomato, a slice or two of cucumber, and a tiny ball of mozzarella. Complete piss take basically. The roasted vegetable salad looked as if all the core ingredients had been thrown into a bowl by a stroppy teenager whose turn it was to make dinner, then dowsed with balsamic vinegar. It’s a shame as the waitresses are charming & clearly run off their feet.

Excellent Sunday roast,perfectly cooked.Nice location,excellent service from friendly staff definitely recommend.

Visited after a day out for Sunday lunch,absolutely marvellous roast,nice surroundings and very pleasant staff most enjoyable thanks to all.

Great place to eat and socialise. Relaxed atmosphere and staff extremely attentive and friendly. Good value for money.

Great looking pub. Great for a lovely sunny afternoon.